The Brookdale Bluegrass Spring Festival will be held at its new home at the Mt. Cross Camp in Felton on March 10-12, 2017.
The festival is welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society and presented by Brookdale Bluegrass.
Festival Information:
The Northern California Bluegrass Society Information Booth will be at events all during the 2017 Live Music Season in Northern California.
The booth will have flyers and sage advice about ALL area festivals, concerts, and workshops (including those events presented by the NCBS itself). The first festival outing for the 2017 season will be the March 10-12 Brookdale Bluegrass Spring Festival in Felton. The booth will appear at approximately 25 events this year (about every two weeks or so).
The service is FREE to both music presenters and music fans.
Now is the time for promoters and bands to send flyers for distribution. Send flyers at any time to:
Michael Hall
610 Island Place
Redwood City, CA 94065
There is plenty of great bluegrass music coming to our area this year and NCBS will help find the perfect events for you and your friends. Come by and say “hello” to our friendly booth volunteers!
The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes The Stanley Sing presented by The La Promenade Cafe in San Francisco on Saturday, March 18, 2017, 3:00-10:00pm. FREE.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society will welcome the 13th Annual Pick & Gather Festival presented by Riverdance Farms in Livingston (near Merced) on Saturday & Sunday, May 27-28, 2017.
(NOTE NEW DATES: The 2017 event was originally set for the preceding weekend, but has been moved to Memorial Day weekend due to the rainy late winter and early spring weather.)
The event will feature bluegrass and other live music, camping, fruit in season for picking, good food and information about organic farming, water quality information, and swimming in the pleasant Merced River.
The Brookdale Bluegrass Band will headline.
More information will be announced soon.
The Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair has been rescheduled to SUNDAY, May 7. The original date was Saturday, May 6, but has been changed due to a scheduling conflict..
The FREE afternoon concert in San Lorenzo Park will be held at the Duck Pond Stage. The fair has ben held since 1986 and is the oldest NCBS/SCBS event.
Now is the time to make your reservations for cabins or camping for the Brookdale Bluegrass Spring Festival at its lovely new home at the Mt. Cross Camp in Felton on March 10-12, 2017.
The festival is welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society and presented by Brookdale Bluegrass.
The Mt. Cross Camp address is 7795 Highway 9, Ben Lomond, CA 95005.
Camping And Cabin Reservations
The Thursday Bluegrass Series at the Summit House Beer Garden & Grill will present The Goat Hill Girls on March 2, 2017 from 6:00-8:30pm..
The FREE weekly series is presented by the Summit House and welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
The Summit House is located at 23123 Santa Cruz Highway, Los Gatos (six miles south of Los Gatos) on Highway 17.
Robert Cornelius organizes the performances.
The final two Redwood Bluegrass Associates concerts are set for March & April at the Masonic Hall, 890 Church Street in Mounain View.
March 18 — John Reischman & The Jaybirds
April 22 — Grande Finale With The Faultliners Featuring Keith Little and 27strings
Doors open at 7:00pm and concert time is 7:30pm. An open jam will begin at 5:00pm.
All RBA programs are welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
The Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival is looking for two very special volunteers for the August 10-13, 2017 gathering. We need a volunteer coordinator and a gate crew chief. These fun, key positions will play a big role in planning and running the 24th festival.
Interested? Contact Festival Co-Directors Eric Burman and David Field.
The line-up has been announced for the Saturday, March 18, 2017 Stanley Sing at La Promenade Cafe in San Francisco. The 3:00-10:00pm program is welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
Bluegrass musicians will take turns performing favorite songs of The Stanley Brothers and related bands.
The performers: Windy Hill (Thomas Wille, Ryan Breen), Eric Embry, The Hossettes (Angela Personini, Hailey Pexton, Karen Wilhoyte), Josh Tharp (of Keith Little’s Band), High Country (Larry Cohea, Jim Mintun), Keystone Crossing (Larry Carlin, Claudia Hampe), Bernal Hillbillies (Larry Chung, Bill Foss, Martha Hawthorne, Scot Brenton, Amy Scher), Ted Kuster, Town Howlers (John McKelvy), Chris Smith (The Mighty Crows), Chuck and Jeanie’s Country Round Up, Skillet Licorice (Matt Knoth, Elise Engelberg), Tom Diamont, and Paul Shelasky (house fiddler).
The La Promenade at 3643 Balboa Street is the FREE event’s new home, replacing The Lucky Horseshoe.
